Hey, it wasn't me riding the chair in the car park, but alcohol was involved.
I had been to the building's Christmas gathering barbeque and took along a bottle of wine, as did many.
I returned home full of cheer and became annoyed about our building manager, a very handsome dark man with the most beautiful teeth displayed when he smiles, and he smiles an awful lot as he promises you the world and fails to deliver.
To explain the background, we have four annual collection of hard rubbish, which we can put out for council collection. To prevent a messy pile, there is only one days notice of the collection, with a notice being displayed in the lift. I missed the notice and I needed to get rid of the old office chair and a badly cracked sheet of hard plastic that the desk chair rolled upon.
After I missed the collection, I called the building manager about him storing the chair in an area for storing such things, and yes Andrew, of course. I will call you Monday. Two weeks later, no call. He called me about something else and again I asked him about storing the chair. I will call you next week.
I was feeling cross and fuelled by the demon drink, "Kosov, we have a job to do. Come with me". I decided to just dump the chair and plastic sheet at the entrance to where such things are stored, and that is what we did.
"Andrew, there is no need to wheel the chair down the two ramps to the basement."
"Go for it, Kosov" and he did, down a ramp, feet propelled along the flat and then down another ramp.
I was supposed to meet the building manager today to get a new key fob, but he didn't answer my call, nor return the call. I'm in the sin bin. C'est la vie.
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Kosov looks to be having a heap of fun. And the building manager had plenty of warning.
ReplyDeleteYes and yes, EC.
DeleteThose nasty supers are hard to deal with. I would have done exactly what you did. And that chair roll was fun!
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WWW, I should be a more confrontational person, but I am not. Some Owners' Corp members aren't happy with his performance, so maybe he will disappear soon.
DeleteI like Kosov's approach to life! When possible, have fun.
ReplyDeleteBoud, it would have once been me riding the chair. Now, I just film.
DeleteIt does look fun and playful. The building manager is similar to any corporate middle management job - shit spinning.
ReplyDeleteYep Roentare. Exactly that.
DeletePerhaps if the building manager had attended your party he wouldn't have been so uptight. Just tight?
ReplyDeleteJayCee, he did attend the gathering but I didn't have an opportunity to speak to him. I did eat his very special curry in pancake, the like of which I've never seen before and was cooked in front of us.
DeleteCharge people to ride it down the ramp!
ReplyDeleteBob, I should make it an event.
DeleteHow lovely to hear you laugh!
ReplyDeleteIs there a building manager's manager? Can you go over his head (even if it is full of shiny white teeth).
Merlot, I certainly can over his head, but that would really make bad feeling, and that isn't what I do for fairly minor matters.
DeleteOffice chair riding should be an Olympic sport. With you as the coach, I have a feeling that Australia would do pretty well in it.
ReplyDeleteYP, the Spinny Chair Sprint?
DeleteGood times!
ReplyDeleteYes Deb. I could expand a lot, but that's for another day.
DeleteGo, Kosov!
ReplyDeleteHe chickened out Kirk, by braking with his feet. He should have just let it go.
DeleteThe frustration with the building manager is totally understandable, especially when you felt like you were being let down multiple times. The combination of alcohol, impatience, and a bit of spontaneity definitely led to a memorable moment—though perhaps not one that the building manager will forget quickly either!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you ended up with a funny story to share, even if it means you're in the "sin bin" for now. Hopefully, the building manager will eventually return your calls, and maybe you'll get that key fob sooner than later.
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DeleteLol, what fun! Serves the smiling building manager right for promising but not delivering. I wonder how long you will remain in his sin bin. Could be awhile.
ReplyDeleteStrayer, not long. He may be in a position of power, but not over me.
DeleteThat looks like fun. Sounds like the Christmas gathering was a big success. Your jobsworth of a building manager needs to indulge in some Christmas spirit.
ReplyDeleteFun60, I've read the word jobsworth but I don't know what it means. I've looked it up in the past but I've forgotten.
DeleteThat is just the sort of thing my boys would do, sons, grandsons and son in law. Great fun.
ReplyDeleteRiver, yes I imagine so. It is a thing for young lads, and even older.
DeleteI don't think I would ever have enough hard rubbish to require four collections a year. As long as they reliably do the other collections every week. And an in-sinkerator is essential.
ReplyDeleteNo Hels. Me either. Once a year maybe, aside from ewaste taken directly for recycling.
Deletelol, the video, Andrew. Seems you are not in the good books but had fun anyway.
ReplyDeleteI am an old man, Margaret. I deserve respect. He knows that.
DeleteYes you do deserve respect, and respect is sadly missing a lot these days.
DeleteGreat fun! We should all have chairs to ride.
ReplyDeleteJB, just downhill.
DeleteThat reminded me of childhood and fun. Good to hear your voice and as for the office manager, there is quite a lot of them around the world.
ReplyDeleteThanks Thelma. Yes there are plenty who could be employed. As a beggar on the street once verbally described me quite accurately, 'You fucking rich old white cunt faggot', which aside from being rich, although comparatively I am to him, I don't abuse being born lucky.
DeleteWhat a ride!
ReplyDeleteAnd the chair
Haha, Kylie.
DeleteNice neat garage ramps. And it looks like a fun ride.
ReplyDeleteTP, it was fun.
DeleteYou know, it almost seems like you're rediscovering the joy of a few youthful shenanigans. Hearty, boozy laughter - quite goes along with the holiday, doesn't it? Whatever will you get up to next?
ReplyDeleteDebby, life is full of surprises, good and bad, as I've learnt.
DeleteMe thinks that you & Kosov could get into some fun mischief, Andrew.
ReplyDeletePat, he's only threatened to shoot me once with the foam pellet gun.
DeleteHa! That looks potentially disastrous but also fun. I hope you get out of the sin bin without too much drama.
ReplyDeleteDon't Steve. How awful I would have felt if something happened to him.
DeleteToo funny. I'm assuming alcohol was involved:)
ReplyDeleteNot on his part Pixie. He doesn't really drink.
DeleteEveryone else gets a reply but not me? Why am I in your sin bin? 😢
ReplyDeleteBecause you went to spam, and then while I do try, sometimes I miss later comments, even though it wasn't a later comment, but it was because it went to spam.
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